{"id":1503,"date":"2023-01-10T09:18:11","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T09:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vabamu.ee\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T13:20:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:20:16","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vabamu.ee\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"            <div class=\"block-title-decoration\">\n            <div class=\"wrap\">\n                                    <div class=\"block-title-decoration__logo anim\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"143\" src=\"https:\/\/vabamu.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/title-logo.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>                    <\/div>\n                                                                    <div class=\"block-title-decoration__desc anim\">\n                        <p><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Vabamu is the largest active non-profit private museum in Estonia with a mission to educate the people of Estonia and its visitors about the recent past, sense the fragility of freedom, and advocate for justice and the rule of law. We operate in three areas: <strong>Vabamu Museums, Youth Engagement NoVa and Global Conversations<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n      <div class=\"block-landing-items\">\n      <div class=\"wrap\">\n                  <div class=\"block-landing-items__item blue\">\n                          <a href=\"https:\/\/vabamu.ee\/en\/visit-us\/\">\n                <div class=\"item-img\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"914\" src=\"https:\/\/vabamu.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vabamu-item-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>                                      <div class=\"item-img-1\">\n                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1014\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vabamu.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Isolation_Mode.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>                    <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"item-img-2\">\n                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/vabamu.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vabamu-building.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n                                      <h3>\n                Vabamu Museums              <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"item-desc\">\n                <p><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Vabamu has two museums: Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom and KGB Prison Cells. In these museums, visitors can learn about Estonia\u2019s recent history through people\u2019s personal stories.<\/span><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n                                      <div class=\"item-text\">\n                                  <div class=\"text\">\n                                          Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom                                      <\/div>\n                                  <div class=\"text\">\n                                          KGB Prison Cells                                      <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                                      <div class=\"button item-btn\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/vabamu.ee\/en\/visit-us\/\">\n                  Read more                <\/a>\n              <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"block-landing-items__item pink\">\n                          <a href=\"https:\/\/vabamu.ee\/en\/nova-page\/\">\n                <div class=\"item-img\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"914\" src=\"https:\/\/vabamu.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vabamu-item-2.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>                                      <div class=\"item-img-1\">\n                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/vabamu.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nova-icon-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>                    <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"item-img-2\">\n                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"868\" src=\"https:\/\/vabamu.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/nova-img-2.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n                                      <h3>\n                Vabamu Youth Engagement NoVa              <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"item-desc\">\n                <p><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Vabamu Youth Engagement NoVa includes a variety of educational activities from museum tours and excursions to discussions, movie nights and hackathons. NoVa is also an online <a href=\"https:\/\/nova.vabamu.ee\/en\/\">study platform<\/a> for independent learners.<\/span><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n                                                  <div class=\"button item-btn\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/vabamu.ee\/en\/nova-page\/\">\n                  Read more                <\/a>\n              <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"block-landing-items__item yellow\">\n                          <a href=\"https:\/\/vabamu.ee\/en\/global-conversations\/\">\n                <div class=\"item-img\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"914\" src=\"https:\/\/vabamu.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vabamu-item-3.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>                                      <div class=\"item-img-1\">\n                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/vabamu.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/global-icon-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>                    <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"item-img-2\">\n                      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/vabamu.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/global-icon-2.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>                    <\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n              <\/a>\n                                      <h3>\n                Vabamu Global Conversations              <\/h3>\n                                      <div class=\"item-desc\">\n                <p><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Vabamu Global Conversations are Vabamu\u2019s international activities that increase our global partnerships and networks. Our aim is to keep Estonia globally connected so that we will never be alone again.<\/span><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n                                                  <div class=\"button item-btn\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/vabamu.ee\/en\/global-conversations\/\">\n                  Read more                <\/a>\n              <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n      <div class=\"block-rooms-slideshow blue anim  rm-mb\">\n      <div class=\"wrap\">\n        <div class=\"block-rooms-slideshow__info anim\">\n          <div class=\"block-rooms-slideshow__info-slideshow\">\n                                          <div class=\"info-item\">\n                                                        <h2>\n                      New exhibition &#8220;Estonia Worldwide&#8221; is now open!                     <\/h2>\n                                                        <div class=\"desc\">\n                      <p>Exhibition about Estonian diaspora communities through time, including the departures, returns, and the creation of a new home abroad, is now open. We welcome everyone to explore!<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"buttons\">\n                                          <div class=\"button blue\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/vabamu.ee\/en\/exhibitions\/tulekul-ilmakula-eestlased\/\">\n                          Read more                        <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                                                          <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                              <div class=\"info-item\">\n                                                        <h2>\n                      The KGB Prison Cells                     <\/h2>\n                                                        <div class=\"desc\">\n                      <p class=\"\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"197\">The new exhibition <strong data-start=\"150\" data-end=\"195\">&#8220;Locked Up Stories: the KGB in Estonia&#8221;<\/strong> tells the story of the brutality of the NKVD and its successor, the KGB, and the suffering of those who were imprisoned, tortured, and murdered in the building at Pagari 1. However, it also speaks of the bravery and resilience of these individuals\u2014of hope, perseverance, and solidarity.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"buttons\">\n                                          <div class=\"button blue\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/vabamu.ee\/en\/exhibitions\/kgb-en\/\">\n                          Read more                        <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                                                          <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                              <div class=\"info-item\">\n                                                        <h2>\n                      Online exhibition &#8220;Free Winds&#8221;                    <\/h2>\n                                                        <div class=\"desc\">\n                      <p>This exhibition highlights the extraordinary voyages of thousands of Estonians who secretly fled from Sweden in the late 1940s and sailed in old, battered boats across the Atlantic Ocean to freedom.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"buttons\">\n                                          <div class=\"button blue\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/freewinds.vabamu.ee\/\">\n                          Read more                        <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                                                          <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                              <div class=\"info-item\">\n                                                        <h2>\n                      What\u2019s on!                    <\/h2>\n                                                        <div class=\"desc\">\n                      <p><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">In our museums, you can visit exhibitions and attend various events. By pressing the arrow, you can see our upcoming events. You can find complete information about what is happening in the museums in the calendar.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"buttons\">\n                                                          <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                              <div class=\"info-item\">\n                                                        <h2>\n                      Permanent Exhibition &#8220;Freedom Without Borders&#8221;                    <\/h2>\n                                                        <div class=\"desc\">\n                      <p>The exhibition \u2018Freedom Without Borders\u2019 speaks of occupation, resistance, freedom, and recovery. 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